Last week I began discussing, some might say attacking, a meme heard with increasing frequency: Persuasion is a waste, it’s all about turnout. …
I argued that while mobilization remains vitally important, putting all of one’s chips on that number would mean certain defeat for Democrats. In competitive states and districts there just aren’t enough Democrats. This week, I’m delving more deeply into exactly why a turnout-only strategy is doomed. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill